The Horror Movie Killers With The Highest Body Counts (INFOGRAPHIC)

The purpose of a horror movie is pretty straightforward: to scare the crap out of the moviegoing souls brave enough to plant themselves in a seat for 90-plus minutes and look on as whatever frightening storyline the filmmakers have concocted unfolds before them. Introducing a great antagonist is usually a great way to go about this.

The horror genre has produced many iconic killers over the years. Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Ghostface, Chucky and Jigsaw all have their place in horror film history. But which one of these bad guys have the highest body count, who has racked up the most kills over the years?

With that, the folks over at IBT have put together this infographic detailing this very question. From Pennywise to Leatherface, this is the 25 horror movie killers with the highest body counts. Click on the image for a closer look.